Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Next Friday is Dog Days of Summer 🌻. Mostly sunny and 68 degrees at the Elm Ave Park & Ride – CDTA. Calm wind. The dew point is 61 degrees. Not a half bad morning and I was able to make it to the express bus 🚍 on time despite having to run to Stewart’s to get milk this morning. 🐮 Got have the cow juice to have good coffee and a good morning. Not a big thing getting milk, but it adds 10 minutes to my morning, and I’m always running tight because I’m not a real morning point.

Last night was the Save the Pine Bush Hike 🌲 and it was a beautiful evening, with mostly clear skies, mild but not too humid. We hiked the large yellow trail in the Karner Barrens past the landfill and Thruway, the wetlands and restored area, spending about a half hour after dusk ✨ looking up at the stars from overlook dune. It was a three mile hike but we managed to stretch it out for almost three hours, I wasn’t back to my truck until nearly quarter to ten. But it was a beautiful summer night.

Going to be a another warm summer day. It will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 87 degrees at 5pm. Six degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 61 at 8am. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. It was sticky. The high last year was 81 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1901.

The sun will set at 8:37 pm with dusk around 9:12 pm, which is 2 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 80 degrees. The dew point will be 60 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 15 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, an increase of 29 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds 🌧, with a low of 67 degrees at 4am. Seven degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 63 at 6am. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies. It was humid. It got down to 62 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1981.

On this day in 1896, An explosion in the Newton Coal Company’s Twin Shaft Mine 🚂 in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners. 💣 Also in 1969, Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. Lots of explosive things happening on this day in history.🏳️‍🌈

Tomorrow will have showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8am and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 82 degrees at 5pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 2nd. Maximum dew point of 67 at 11am. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. It was sticky. The high last year was 89 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1944.

Based on Saturday’s forecast, I am inclined to stay in town this weekend, 🏠 and maybe work on repairing the table on Saturday and testing out the camp stove a bit more. I might also want to shop and start packing for the long Independence Day Weekend — probably heading up to Moose Plains but I could change my mind. I could still go out to Schoharie on Saturday for an overnight if it turns out to be exceptionally nice, but I have my doubts.

I am almost thinking about heading up to Piseco-Powley Road for the long weekend, but the thing is it would be four nights, so I’ll have to move to a different campsite for the second half of the week unless I get a camping permit — which might be to late to do at this point. With Moose, I’d drive up to Mason Lake on Wednesday night then camp in plains Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 🏕 The potholers might be a lot of fun if it’s hot and sunny — there are swimming opportunities at Moose Plains but I’d rather do the potholers then swim in the somewhat marginal Moose River. That said, I can go up to Piseco-Powley Road almost any hot summer weekend, so why spend my Independence Day Weekend somewhere boring?

Looking ahead to Sunday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Partly sunny, 🌤 with a high near 74. West wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 63 at 10am. Typical average high for the weekend is 81 degrees.

As previously noted, next Friday is Dog Days of Summer 🌻 when the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm with dusk at 9:10 pm. On that day in 2018, we had hot, humid, mostly sunny, thunderstorm and temperatures between 92 and 75 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 99 back in 1919.

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Next Thursday is Independence Day 🇺🇸. Mostly sunny and 69 degrees at the Elm Ave Park & Ride – CDTA. Calm wind. The dew point is 63 degrees.

Finally got a chance to walk down to the Park and Ride. 🚍 Been a long time since I’ve taken the express to work. It’s a nicer commute, certainly more scenic and the walk down there is healthy. Air conditioning is nice on the bus as it’s already getting humid.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 85 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 9am. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Nice beach weather. Too bad I have to work. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, with light rain by afternoon. It became somewhat humid as the day progressed. The high last year was 73 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1941.

Tonight is the Save the Pine Bush Evening Hike 🦋 that I’ll be leading, tonight at 7 PM at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center. Wear long pants, despite the heat, due to the ticks but also bring water, as it might be warm, but hopefully it will cool off by the start of the hike — and the dew point should be dropping by then.

The sun will set at 8:37 pm with dusk around 9:12 pm, which is the same as yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 78 degrees. The dew point will be 58 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 17 minutes of daytime, an increase of 24 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 61 degrees at 5am. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical night around July 3rd. Maximum dew point of 59 at 9pm. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2018, we had light rain. It became sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 65 degrees. The record low of 43 occurred back in 1970.

On this day in 1985, U.S. Route 66 is officially removed from the United States Highway System. You could no longer get you’re kicks on Route 66 because everybody was taking I-40 and I-44 through the heartland of America. 🚙 The truth is shortly thereafter a lot of hick towns along the way discovered that was a mistake with the tourist wanting to travel along the back road, buying up the junk that was found in old barns mainly because the owners 🍸 couldn’t toss it in the burn pile because it was metal or glass or they had some kind of sentimal view of it. 🔥

As previously noted, next Thursday is Independence Day 🇺🇸 when the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm with dusk at 9:10 pm. On that day in 2018, we had hot, humid, mostly sunny and temperatures between 96 and 71 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 104 back in 1911.

I am going to take off the forth week of July today 🏖 for summer vacation. I am probably going to do the Finger Lakes again and spend my days at pool and the gorge swimming areas. I could change my mind, and do the Adirondacks but that’s what I’m leaning towards. The second half of the week I am thinking about a trip across the Southern Tier, possibly visiting Letchworth State Park 🏞 and Allegany State Park (Quaker Lake) before heading down to the Allegheny National Forest and maybe visiting Nebraska Bridge, especially if this time it’s not under water.

This morning I was reviewing my pension statement 📄 and I have 11.25 years of credits in as of March 31st. I should have enough hours to be up to 12 years by the end of the year as I expect to be doing state work for the rest of the year. So by 2030 I’ll have 20 years in. That’s only a decade away, which when you think about it isn’t that long away. I’ll probably still have family 👪 locally for that time, so I’ll doubt I’ll move away before then. But after that, who knows, I still want to chase my dream of having an off-grid home out in the wilderness in a freerer state then New York.

Good afternoon! Sunny and 77 degrees at the Bennett Hill Preserve. 🌞 There is a north breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 45 degrees.

Earlier today I participated in the National Trails Day event at Holt Preserve. 😊Now I’m hiking Bennett Hill on this beautiful but maybe a bit cool day for swimming day in June. 🏊 After working on the trails I went straight home and washed off with lots of soap 🚿 in hopes of avoiding getting poison ivy.

Tonight will be clear 🌃, with a low of 52 degrees at 5am. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 1st. Maximum dew point of 46 at 6am. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 52 degrees. The record low of 37 occurred back in 1977.

The sun will set at 8:31 pm with dusk around 9:06 pm, which is 36 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 68 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 13 minutes of daytime, an increase of 50 seconds over yesterday.

Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 81 degrees at 4pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 26th. Maximum dew point of 53 at 4pm. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 80 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1933.

On this day in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral takes place at the St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. 😔 Certainly a very different time back then.

I got the replacement hammock in the mail. It didnt come with straps so I’m using the straps from the other hammock. Seems fairly similar in construction but a third of the price. I’ll see how it works out. 😴

Fixed the display errors I sometimes get at home by resetting the microprocessor every full loop of the messages. ➿Seems to do the trick, simple enough, just one line of code. It could be a loose connection but I think it might also just be random glitches in the code.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Average High is 80 🏖 when the sun will be setting at 8:37 pm with dusk at 9:12 pm. On that day in 2018, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 81 and 50 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 80 degrees. We hit a record high of 95 back in 1954.